🎤🎙Submissions Open! Are you a disabled musician? A fan? A nightlife or music industry worker? We want to hear from you! The struggle for accessibility is collective, let's stop trying to deal with these challenges in isolation, and celebrate together where we can. Open for pitches, essays, criticism, news and reviews, literary nonfiction, fiction, rants and raves, comics, and beyond. Don’t wonder if you’re “disabled enough”, if you have to think about your health beyond trying not to get kicked in the face in the pit, we want to hear from you.

**** The details: Payment starts at $10 and is dependent on length and sliding scale based on need. There is no fee to submit. 300-1000 words. Previously published works accepted. Writers will retain all rights to their work. Please credit Cripple Punk Mag as a first publication site as appropriate. Dm if you have a pitch you want to discuss or submit via the link in bio. Image ID: Black text graphic with yellow text with a star motif. Text reads: Submissions Open! Open for pitches, interviews and submissions from punks, musicians, fans, or anyone else working in live music who identify as disabled, chronically ill, or just unwell. Cripple Punk Mag is a zine about disability and accessibility in punk and DIY music. Reach out to @cripplepunkmag or the Submittable form linked in bio with submissions or ideas. Read Cripple Punk Mag On Substack

This is why even if you aren't a musician, even if you don't even stream music, YOU need to get involved in making sure musicians get paid. THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO COLLECTIVLY ORGANIZE, BUT WE ARE!

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While we experience yet another high spike in Covid cases, we're still grappling with the effects of the first wave. No Fun Club: On Punks Who Came Back Wrong

Zines, Dissociative Identity Disorder and getting involved in your local scene by Quinn Gatsby

The latest essay from Cripple Punk Mag 3 is now online. "Whatever Happened to Dying With Your Mask On If You’ve Got To?" a fantastic piece by @/boo_cool_robot about being an emo kid of color, a disabled music fan during Covid-19, and the band Proper. You can also buy a print copy here

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Cripple Punk Mag: The community issue, your stories from the scene, is out now. Currently available in my shop, and as a screen reader PDF by request. I'm so proud of this issue I hope you check it out.

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“You’ve Gotta Check This Band Out” A multi-bandom micro essay zine

Is there a band you’re obsessed with? No matter if its 00s pop-punk, folk music from 1960, a rock band you saw in your friends basement and never forgot- If you’re excited about a musician, I want to hear about it.

The details: What’s a micro essay?

What can I write about?

What should I write about?

Submissions will be open until June 7th!

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If you have questions plz ask!

I am begging you if you like hardcore to check out Winter Wolf. The Black punk scene in NYC and in general is making some of the best, most interesting heavy music of the decade in my opinion. Have you ever gone to a show that felt like a spell, or a seance? These dudes have such stage presence it's insane, I leave these shows feeling like I've had an exorcism.

Cripple Punk Mag is now online! Head to the link in bio to read this awesome interview with @winterwolfnyc and to find out how to submit to vol. 2. Plz share with your friends! Music needs to be for everyone. Paper copies are also still available for folk who want to add to their physical collection.

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New zine on local music and accessibility. Read a free PDF or buy it here and check out Winterwolf on Soundcloud or bandcamp.

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